Men's Soccer Shoots For First America East Victory of 2012 at Albany on Wednesday Evening

The UMBC men's soccer team will shoot for its first America East
Conference victory of the campaign on Wed., Oct. 10 when they
travel to Albany to face the Great Danes. The Retrievers are 5-3-4
overall and 0-1-1 in league play, while Albany is also seeking its
first America East victory as they stand at 2-9-0, 0-2-0. This will
be the first time that UMBC has played at Albany under the lights
at the Plumeri Sports Complex. Kick-off time is set for 7:00 p.m.
and live stats are available on the schedule link of www.umbcretrievers.com.

LAST TIME OUT: UMBC senior midfielder Milo
Kapor (Toronto, Ont./Emily Carr) buried his third penalty kick
of the season in the 77th minute and the Retrievers
rallied from an early deficit and played host New Hampshire to a
1-1 double-overtime draw.

Kapor leads the team with 15 points (3g, 9a) on the
season. He is second in the nation in assists and fourth
in assists per game (0.75 for games ending Oct. 7. All three of his
goals have come via the penalty kick route.

INSIDE THE SERIES: UMBC leads the
all-time series with Albany, 5-3-1 and has won three consecutive
contests. UMBC won, 2-1, at Retriever Soccer Park in 2011 to open
the league season. Caringi scored the game-tying goal in the 72',
and drew an assist on the game-winner five minutes later. UMBC had
not won in Albany in their first three attempts ('04, '06, '08)
until taking a 3-1 victory in 2010. The Retrievers have outscored
the Great Danes, 10-3, in the last three meetings.

A GLANCE AT THE GREAT DANES: Since
getting off to a 2-1 start, the Danes have dropped eight straight,
with five of the losses occurring by one goal. They have dropped
both AEC games at home by identical 1-0 scores to Stony Brook and
Binghamton. UA has only scored once in the past six games. Anthony
Rozzano and Brandon Wilson lead the Great Danes with two goals
apiece.

UP NEXT: UMBC returns home to face Boston University in the
Homecoming match on Sat., Oct. 13. It is UMBC's lone home afternoon
start (3:00 p.m.) of the season.